Jesse McCartney facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	(1987-04-09) April 9, 1987 (age 38) Ardsley, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Katie Peterson ​ (m. 2021)​
Musical career
Genres	Pop pop rock R&B
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Hollywood Eight0Eight Blue Suit The Orchard AWAL

Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became famous in the late 1990s on the TV show All My Children. He played the character JR Chandler. Later, he joined the boy band Dream Street. After that, he started his own music career as a solo artist.

Jesse has also been in TV shows like Law & Order: SVU, Summerland, and Greek. He has done a lot of voice acting too! He voiced Theodore in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies. He was also JoJo McDodd in Horton Hears a Who!. Plus, he voiced Dick Grayson in Young Justice. In the Kingdom Hearts video games, he voiced Roxas and Ventus.

Jesse's music career started in 2004 with his first album, Beautiful Soul. His song "Leavin'" was a big hit. It reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This is his best-selling song so far. His newest album, New Stage, came out in 2021. Jesse also helped write "Bleeding Love". This song became a worldwide hit for Leona Lewis in 2007.

Early Life and Beginnings

Jesse McCartney was born in Ardsley, New York. His parents are Ginger and Scott McCartney. He started performing in local plays when he was seven. His first role was in Oliver!. When he was ten, he joined a national tour of The King and I. He played the character of Louis in that show. In 1998, he sang with a group called Sugar Beats. You can hear him on their CDs from 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Music Career Highlights

Starting with Dream Street (1999–2002)

In 1999, Jesse joined the American pop boy band Dream Street. He was a member until 2002. He said this experience helped him prepare for his solo career. The group's first CD became a gold record. This means it sold a lot of copies! When he was fifteen, he started working on his own music. He worked with a local band and his managers. They helped him create his first album, Beautiful Soul.

Jesse released his first solo collection of songs, called an EP, in July 2003. It had three songs: "Beautiful Soul", "Don't You", and "Why Don't You Kiss Her". In 2004, he sang a duet with Anne Hathaway. The song was "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". It was on the soundtrack for the movie Ella Enchanted.

Beautiful Soul and Right Where You Want Me (2004–2006)

Jesse McCartney performing in Bryant Park, June 23, 2005

Jesse's first solo album, Beautiful Soul, came out on September 28, 2004. He said it was a "pop record" with some urban influences. He helped write four songs on the album. Beautiful Soul reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album has sold over one million copies in the US. This makes it his highest-selling album. By mid-2006, it had sold more than 1.5 million copies.

The main song from the album, "Beautiful Soul", reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Jesse won several awards at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. These included Choice Crossover Artist and Choice Male Artist. The next year, he won Favorite Male Singer at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

His first tour, also called Beautiful Soul, started on May 2, 2005. He performed in 56 cities across the United States. He also toured Australia and opened for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. A live recording of his show was released as Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour in November 2005.

After filming the movie Keith, Jesse started working on his second album. It was called Right Where You Want Me. He helped write almost all the songs on it. This album was more grown-up than his first one. It showed how much he had grown as a musician. Hollywood Records released it on September 19, 2006. It reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Songwriting and Departure (2007–2009)

In 2007, Jesse helped write the hit song "Bleeding Love". He wrote it with Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic. They produced it for Jesse's third album. But he gave the song to British singer Leona Lewis. It became a huge hit for her first album, Spirit. The song was even nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009. Jesse recorded his own version of the song. It was included on some versions of his Departure album.

Jesse McCartney performing in Metairie, Louisiana, on February 15, 2009

Jesse released his third album, Departure, on May 20, 2008. This album was different from his earlier music. It had more mature themes. It reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The first song from the album, "Leavin'", came out in March 2008. It reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was Jesse's highest-charting song at the time. Over two million people downloaded it. The second song, "It's Over", came out in August 2008. Jesse went on tour with Jordin Sparks to promote Departure.

Jesse re-released Departure on April 7, 2009. This new version, called Departure: Recharged, had four new songs. It also had a remix of "How Do You Sleep?" with rapper Ludacris. This remix was very popular. Another new version of "Body Language" featured T-Pain.

Later Albums: In Technicolor and New Stage (2010–2021)

Jesse's fourth album, Have It All, was planned for release. The first song from it, "Shake", came out in 2010. However, the album was never officially released.

On August 13, 2013, Jesse released "Back Together". This was the first song from his fifth album. He performed it live on the Today show. In December 2013, he released a four-song EP called In Technicolor, Part 1. His fifth studio album, In Technicolor, was released on July 22, 2014.

On March 23, 2018, Jesse announced his new song "Better With You". The music video featured actress Danielle Campbell. He then released another song called "Wasted". He also released a live album called The Resolution Tour Live.

In 2020, Jesse was on the TV show The Masked Singer. He performed as "Turtle" and finished in second place. On April 10, 2020, he released the music video for "Yours". The song "Friends" came out on May 19, 2020. The music video for "Friends" featured his former Greek co-stars.

On June 2, 2020, Jesse's former Dream Street bandmate Chris Trousdale passed away. He was 34 years old. On what would have been Chris's 35th birthday, Jesse and other Dream Street members reunited. They performed "It Happens Every Time" online to honor Chris.

Jesse's fifth studio album, New Stage, was released on October 8, 2021. Two songs came out before the album: "Kiss The World Goodbye" and "Party for Two". Jesse went on a North American tour to promote the album.

All's Well (2024)

Three years after New Stage, Jesse released his fourth EP, All's Well, on April 5, 2024. This album has "racy lyrics and familiar early '00s pop sounds". Two songs from it were "Faux Fur" and "Make a Baby" featuring Yung Gravy. Jesse went on tour to promote the album. During one show in New York City, he reunited with his former Dream Street bandmates. They performed their song "Sugar Rush".

Acting Career

Jesse McCartney has had many acting roles. He appeared with The Who's Roger Daltrey in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. From 1998 to 2001, he played Adam Chandler Jr. in the TV show All My Children. He won two Young Artist Awards for this role. He was also nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards. He later starred in the show Summerland (2004–05). He played a teenager named Bradin Westerly.

In 2005, Jesse appeared as himself on the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. In 2007, he was also on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana. In 2008, Jesse voiced JoJo McDodd in the movie Horton Hears a Who!. He also voiced Theodore in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks movies (2007–2015). He voiced Terence in the Tinker Bell movies. He also voices Robin/Nightwing in the Young Justice TV series.

Jesse McCartney on the Live! With Regis and Kelly TV show, April 2009

In 2008, Jesse starred in the movie Keith. It was his first movie role. He played the main character, Keith Zetterstrom. Keith was released on September 19, 2008.

Jesse was going to play Prince Zuko in the movie Avatar: The Last Airbender. But his tour dates conflicted with training for the movie. So, Dev Patel took the role instead. Jesse has said he is interested in directing and producing movies.

Jesse also appeared in the TV series Greek. He played a football player named Andy. He was in several episodes.

Jesse has also done voice work for the Kingdom Hearts video game series. He voiced Roxas in Kingdom Hearts II in 2006. He played this role again in later games. He also voiced Ventus in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in 2010. He voiced both characters in Kingdom Hearts III in 2019.

Jesse starred in the horror movie Chernobyl Diaries, released on May 25, 2012. He was also in Season 7 of the show Army Wives. He played a young soldier deployed to Afghanistan. In 2014, he had a guest role in the show Young & Hungry. He played Cooper, a computer hacker. In 2016, Jesse appeared on Fear the Walking Dead as Reed.

Giving Back (Philanthropy)

In 2005, Jesse helped with "Come Together Now". This was a charity song to help people affected by the 2004 Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Later in 2005, Jesse became a supporter of Little Kids Rock. This group gives free musical instruments and lessons to children in public schools. He is on their Honorary Board of Directors.

He has given money from his tours to help with disaster relief. He has also made radio ads for the "Kids For A Drug-Free America" campaign. He is a spokesperson for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is also involved with the charity SPACE. Jesse performed at the Hope Rocks concert in 2005. He also appeared in the Concert for Hope in October 2009.

Personal Life

In September 2019, Jesse got engaged to Katie Peterson. They had been dating for seven years. They got married on October 23, 2021.

Awards and Nominations

Behind the Voice Actors Awards

Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards

Radio Disney Music Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Young Artist Awards

Other Awards

Discography

• Beautiful Soul (2004)
• Right Where You Want Me (2006)
• Departure (2008)
• In Technicolor (2014)
• New Stage (2021)

Tours

Headlining

• Beautiful Soul Tour (2004–05)
• Right Where You Want Me Tour (2006–07)
• Departure Mini-Tour (2008)
• Headlining Tour (2009)
• Jesse McCartney: In Technicolor Tour (2014)
• Better with You U.S. Tour (2018)
• The Resolution Tour (2019)
• The New Stage Tour (2022)
• All's Well Tour (2024)

Co-headlining

• Jesse & Jordin LIVE Tour (2008)

Opening Act

• Backstreet Boys: Never Gone Tour (2005)
• New Kids on the Block: Full Service Summer Tour (2009)
• Backstreet Boys: In a World Like This Tour (2013)

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Video Game Voice Roles

See also

In Spanish: Jesse McCartney para niños